| Traductions supplémentaires |
| win n | (victory) | victoire nf |
| | The win in the preliminary round allowed them to advance to the semi-finals. |
| | La victoire au premier tour leur permit d'arriver en demi-finale. |
| win [sth] vtr | (earn) | décrocher⇒ vtr |
| | He won a spot on the Olympic team. |
| | Il a décroché une place dans l'équipe olympique. |
| win [sth] vtr | (reach) | atteindre⇒ vtr |
| | The climber won the summit of the mountain on Monday morning. |
| | L'alpiniste a atteint le sommet de la montagne le lundi matin. |
| win [sth] vtr | (achieve) | gagner⇒ vtr |
| | Through your hard work you have won a place on the board of the company. |
| | Grâce à ton travail acharné, tu as gagné ta place au sein du comité de direction. |
| win [sth] vtr | (gain the support of) | conquérir⇒ vtr |
| | The candidate won many voters with his good ideas. |
| | Le candidat a conquis beaucoup d'électeurs grâce à ses bonnes idées. |
| win [sth] vtr | UK, regional (dry hay, seed, etc.) (du foin) | faire sécher⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer needs a period of good weather in order to win the hay. |
Verbes à particule
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win back [sth/sb],
win [sth/sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (retrieve, recover) | récupérer⇒ vtr |
| | After a long legal battle, the singer finally won back total control over his recorded output. If you want to win back your girlfriend you have to show her you're sorry. |
| | Après une longue bataille judiciaire, le chanteur a finalement récupéré le contrôle total de tout ce qu'il avait enregistré. // Si tu veux récupérer ta copine, il faut que tu lui montres que tu es désolé. |
| win [sb] over vtr phrasal sep | informal, often passive (charm, persuade) | convaincre⇒ vtr |
| | | rallier ([qqn] à [qch]) vtr |
| | I was wary until I met him in person, but then he won me over completely. |
| | J'étais très méfiant jusqu'à ce que je le rencontre en personne, mais il m'a totalement convaincu. |
| win [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | (persuade, coax) | rallier [qqn] à une cause loc v |
| | She wanted nothing to do with it at first, but his smooth talking finally won her round. |
Formes composées
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| carry the day v expr | (win, triumph) | triompher⇒ vi |
| | | l'emporter loc v |
| | | gagner⇒ vi |
| | | gagner la partie loc v |
| | We hope that our team will carry the day. |
| may the best man win interj | (before competition) | que le meilleur gagne interj |
| | Good luck to all and may the best man win! |
| | Bonne chance à tous et que le meilleur gagne ! |
no win,
no fee adj | (law: no-charge guarantee) | [prestation] facturable uniquement en cas de succès adj |
| | The lawyer offered to represent him on a no win, no fee basis. |
| no-win adj | (situation: no one benefits) (situation) | insoluble, impossible, critique adj |
| | | sans issue loc adj |
| no-win situation n | (choice between negative outcomes) | choix entre la peste et le choléra nm |
| | | situation sans alternative satisfaisante nf |
| | | situation sans issue favorable nf |
win [sb]'s approval,
win the approval of [sb] v expr | (be endorsed, supported) | obtenir l'approbation de [qqn] loc v + prép |
| win by a neck n | (horse-racing: win narrowly) | l'emporter de justesse loc v |
| | The horse he backed won by a neck. What an exciting race! |
| win by a nose v expr | (horseracing: win very narrowly) (Équitation, jargon) | l'emporter d'un nez loc v |
| | | l'emporter d'extrême justesse loc v |
| | It was a very close race. Our horse won by a nose. |
| win friends vtr + npl | (make yourself popular) | se faire des amis v pron |
| | Criticising people is not a good way to win friends. |
| | Critiquer tout le monde n'est pas le meilleur moyen de se faire des amis. |
| win hands down v expr | figurative, informal (be outright winner) | gagner haut la main loc v |
| | (figuré, familier) | gagner les doigts dans le nez loc v |
| | We knew that our team would win the game hands down. |
| | Nous savions que notre équipe gagnerait haut la main. |
| | Nous savions que notre équipe gagnerait les doigts dans le nez. |
| win out vi | (succeed despite obstacles) | gagner⇒ vi |
| | | l'emporter loc v |
| | | triompher⇒ vi |
| | In action movies the good guys usually win out in the end. |
| | Dans les films d'action, ce sont généralement les gentils qui gagnent à la fin. |
| win [sb] over to [sth] v expr | informal (persuade of [sth]'s merits) | rallier [qqn] à [qch] vtr + prép |
| | Little by little we'll win you over to our political cause. |
| | Petit à petit, nous vous rallierons à notre cause politique. |
| win [sb]'s heart v expr | figurative (endear yourself) | gagner le cœur de [qqn] loc v |
| | | conquérir [qqn] vtr |
| | (figuré) | mettre [qqn] dans sa poche loc v |
| | Our new neighbor's son won my heart when he raked up the leaves for us. |
| | Le fils de notre nouveau voisin a gagné mon cœur quand il a ramassé les feuilles pour nous. |
| | Le fils de notre nouveau voisin m'a conquis quand il a ramassé les feuilles pour nous. |
| | Le fils de notre nouveau voisin m'a mis dans sa poche quand il a ramassé les feuilles pour nous. |
win the affection of [sb],
win [sb]'s affection v expr | (seduce, make [sb] love you) | gagner l'affection de [qqn] loc v + prép |
| win the day v expr | figurative (triumph) | triompher⇒ vi |
| | | l'emporter loc v |
| | Honesty wins the day in business dealings. |
| | It was Nelson who won the day at the Battle of Trafalgar. |
| | Dans les transactions commerciales, l'honnêteté triomphe toujours. |
| | C'est Nelson qui l'a emporté à Trafalgar. |
| win the election v expr | (be voted into power) | remporter les élections loc v |
| | The Labour party is expected to win the election. |
| | | gagner les élections loc v |
| win the prize v expr | (sport: take first place) | remporter la médaille d'or loc v |
| | | décrocher le trophée loc v |
| | She may not be the smartest, but she certainly wins the prize for most dedicated. |
| | | décrocher la première place loc v |
| | (figuré) | remporter la palme loc v |
win the toss,
win the flip v expr | (win at heads-or-tails) | gagner à pile ou face loc v |
| | (Sport, anglicisme) | gagner le toss loc v |
| win through vi | (succeed despite obstacles) | triompher⇒ vi |
| | | l'emporter loc v |
| win your spurs v expr | figurative (achieve distinction) | gagner ses galons, faire ses preuves loc v |
| win-win adj | informal (beneficial to both parties) | sans perdant loc adj |
| | It's a win-win situation. |
| | | où tout le monde y trouve son compte, où chacun y gagne loc adj |